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Vivian and Cherono set for nervy battle in Berlin Marathon

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Kenya's Gladys Cherono, Vivian Cheruiyot, Mary Keitany and Brigid Kosgei. [Reuters]

Vivian Cheruiyot, the runner up at the London Marathon last April, will be up against defending champion Gladys Cherono at the 39th Berlin Marathon on September 29.

Cheruiyot, 35, was ranked top female marathoner in the world in 2018, having won 2018 London and 2017 Frankfurt marathons as well as runner up spot at the 2018 New York Marathon. Cherono finished fourth in London and eyes fourth title in Berlin.

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